Support organizations
The following is a selection of support structures and intermediary organizations in Berlin identified within the framework of the Social Economy Berlin project. This includes, among others, contact and consulting points for founders, networks and associations, as well as support organizations from the fields of funding and academia.
BEST c/o TechNet
What
Berliner Entwicklungsagentur für Soziale Unternehmen und Stadtteilökonomie (BEST)
Who
BEST provides support in developing social business models, social business plans, alternative financing strategies, social capital building, and the implementation of social marketing and management.
Contact
Heike Birkhölzer and Dr. Günther Lorenz Berliner Entwicklungsagentur für Soziale Unternehmen und Stadtteilökonomie (BEST) c/o Technologie-Netzwerk Berlin e.V.
Wiesenstraße 29
13357 Berlin
info@technet-berlin.de
Website
www.technet-berlin.de
BNW Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft e.V.
What
Netzwerk Lobbyforgood
Who
Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft has been the political voice of the sustainable economy since 1992. The business association is committed to driving the transformation.
Contact
Dr. Katharina Reuter
Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft
Unterbaumstr. 4 10117 Berlin
info@bnw-bundesverband.de
Website
www.bnw-bundesverband.de
Borderstep Institut für Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit gGmbH
What
Independent and non-profit research institution.
Who
Borderstep, as an independent and non-profit research institution, studies the future, examining what is coming (innovation) and what endures (sustainability). The focus is on developing solutions and strategies for sustainable business practices.
Contact
Maya Kristin Schönfelder
Borderstep Institut für Innovation und Nachhaltigkeit gGmbH Clayallee 32314169 Berlin
info@borderstep.de
Website
www.borderstep.de
bUm Berlin – Raum für solidarisches Miteinander
What
Event Location, Coworking Space
Who
bUm provides a space for meeting, exchange, collaborative work, and learning. It is a solidarity-based community hub with a regenerative work culture.
Contact
Eva Mörchen – Management
bUm – A space for engaged civil society (betterplace Umspannwerk GmbH) Paul-Lincke-Ufer 21 10999 Berlin
kontakt@bum.berlin
Website
www.bum.berlin
Change Hub GmbH
What
Consulting & platform
Who
Change Hub is a platform and gathering point for the social impact community, offering extensive opportunities for co-creation, workshops, events, and networking activities.
Contact
Change Hub GmbH Hardenbergstr. 3210623 Berlin
anfrage@change-hub.de
Website
www.change-hub.de
CityLAB Berlin
What
CityLAB Berlin
A place for collaborations
Who
CityLab Berlin is a project of the Berlin Technology Foundation and serves as a public experimental lab for the city of the future. CityLab combines elements of a digital workshop, coworking space, and event venue into a place where participation and innovation come together.
Contact
Benjamin Seibel
City Lab Berlin Platz der Luftbrücke 4 12101 Berlin
info@citylab-berlin.org
Website
www.citylab-berlin.org
Creditunion
What
Berlin Credit Union
Who
Berlin Credit Union offers financial services such as loans, accounts, and consulting specifically for members of the U.S. armed forces in Germany.
Contact
info@berlincreditunion.com
Website
www.berlincreditunion.com
FairBindung e.V
What
Education collective
Who
The FairBindung collective advocates for a sustainable, solidarity-based, and globally just world through (development) political education and fair coffee trade.
Contact
FairBindung e.V. Am Sudhaus 2 12053 Berlin
info@fairbindung.org
Website
www.fairbindung.org
Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
What
Movement
Who
Die Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie is committed at the economic, political, and societal levels to a system based on values that promote the common good.
Contact
The board: Madlen Sanchiño Martínez, Neno Rieger, Hannah SchneeGemeinwohl-Ökonomie Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. c/o Fairmondo Glogauer Str. 2110999 Berlin
berlin-brandenburg@ecogood.org
Website
www.web.ecogood.org/de/berlin-brandenburg
Impact Hub Berlin
What
Coworking Space, consulting and networking
Who
Impact Hub Berlin supports entrepreneurs and organizations in creating innovative solutions for people and the environment. As part of the world’s largest network for social innovation, they take a cross-sector approach as a consultancy, innovation lab, professional network, and coworking space.
Contact
Clara Niedt
Impact Hub Berlin
Rollbergstraße 28a
12053 Berlin
info@berlin.impacthub.net
Website
www.impacthub.berlin
Innova eG
What
Innova eG
Who
Innova eG is a cooperative that develops innovative housing and work concepts and promotes communal, sustainable living.
Contact
Innova eG
Website
www.innova-eg.de
Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW)
What
Independent research institute, member of the Ecornet Berlin research network.
Who
IÖW conducts research in close collaboration with practitioners to explore how alternative economic approaches can contribute to the common good and advance the socio-ecological transition.
Contact
Dr. Christian Lautermann
Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH (non-profit) Potsdamer Str. 105 10785 Berlin
mailbox@ioew.de
Website
www.ioew.de
www.ecornet.berlin/nachhaltiges-wirtschaften
kollektivberatung
What
Netzwerk Lobbyforgood
Who
kollektivberatung advises self-organized, democratic enterprises -from vision and group formation, through developing a shared ‘social architecture’ and a democratic, appreciative corporate culture, to designing compensation and ownership structures, and choosing the appropriate legal form.
Contact
Rupay Dahm
c/o Ziegenhagen Rechtsanwälte
Schönhauser Allee 10–11 10119 Berlin
info@kollektivberatung.de
Website
www.kollektivberatung.de
NETZ für Selbstverwaltung und Kooperation Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
What
Business Association, Consulting
Who
NETZ aims for a comprehensive democratization of the economy and society, and is committed to solidarity-based cooperative business practices and climate justice.
Contact
Helmut Geißler & Elisabeth Voß
NETZ für Selbstverwaltung und Kooperation Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.
Crellestraße 6
10827 Berlin
info@netz-bb.de
Website
www.netz-bb.de
Pegasus GmbH
What
Pegasus GmbH
Who
Pegasus GmbH in Berlin is a social enterprise that enables professional and social participation for people with mental health conditions, long-term unemployed individuals, and socially disadvantaged persons through a range of services – including IT systems, facility management, catering, and coaching.
Contact
www.pegasusgmbh.de
Website
www.pegasusgmbh.de
Platform Coops eG
What
Consulting, Networking
Who
Platform Cooperatives is building an ecosystem for the cooperative digital economy and provides consulting and networking for those interested in “Platform Coops”, as well as for founders and companies.
Contact
Andreas Arnold
Platform Cooperatives Germany eG
c/o SUPERMARKT Berlin
Mehringplatz 9
10969 Berlin
hallo@platformcoop.de
Website
www.platformcoop.de
PHINEO gAG
What
Analysis and Consulting Firm
Who
Phineo helps non-profit organizations, companies, and philanthropists achieve their goals more effectively. As a think tank, consulting firm, and social organization, they work to ensure that social engagement truly makes an impact.
Contact
Young-jin ChoiPHINEO gAG Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2
10178 Berlin
info@phineo.org
Website
www.phineo.org
ProjectTogether gGmbH
What
Impact Start-up
Who
ProjectTogether is a pioneer for social progress. We bring together everything needed to develop solutions today that will change the world tomorrow.
Contact
Philipp von der Wippel und Henrike Schlottmann
ProjectTogether gGmbH Freiraum in der Box Boxhagener Straße 96 10245 Berlin
info@projecttogether.org
Website
www.projecttogether.org
Purpose
What
International Netzwerk
Who
Purpose is an international network of organizations engaged in non-profit, consulting, and investment activities supporting purpose-driven companies.
Contact
Adrian Hensen
Purpose Stiftung gGmbH
Süderstraße 73 20097 Hamburg
hallo@purpose.ag
Website
www.purpose-economy.org
Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland e. V. (SEND)
What
Network for Social Entrepreneurs
Who
Since 2017, SEND has represented the interests of social enterprises in Germany as an umbrella organization. SEND connects social entrepreneurs with each other and builds bridges to politics, civil society, welfare organizations, public administration, and the traditional economy.
Contact
Susanna Krüger
Social Entrepreneurship Netzwerk Deutschland e.V.
c/o Impact Hub Berlin
Rollbergstraße 28a
12053 Berlin
info@send-ev.de
Website
www.send-ev.de
Social Impact Award Deutschland gGmbH
What
Support program for young people and aspiring social entrepreneurs.
Who
Social Impact Award Germany supports young, early-stage social entrepreneurs in developing and implementing innovative solutions to tackle the social and ecological challenges of our time. Through a comprehensive education and incubation program, we empower young people across Germany to take action themselves.
Contact
Lisa Schnägelberger
Social Impact Award Deutschland gGmbH
c/o Impact Hub Berlin
Rollbergstraße 28a
12053 Berlin
germany@socialimpactaward.net
Social Impact gGmbH
What
Agency for Social Innovation
Who
Social Impact develops innovative products and services in close cooperation with strong national and international partners. Our focus areas include social and inclusive entrepreneurship, education, the social economy, and rural development.
Contact
Thorsten Jahnke Social Impact gGmbH
Schiffbauergasse 7
14467 Potsdam
jahnke@socialimpact.eu
info@socialimpact.eu
Website
www.socialimpact.eu
STATTwerke Consult
What
Business and project consulting
Who
STATTwerke Consult is a business and project consulting firm specializing in supporting sustainable, social, and ecological business concepts.
Contact
Dipl. Pol. und Vw. Helmut Geißler
STATTwerke Consult – Gesellschaft für Unternehmensberatung und Projektentwicklung mbH Huttenstraße 34/35 10553 Berlin
geissler@stattwerke-consult.de
Website
www.stattwerke-consult.de
Stiftung Pfefferwerk
What
A foundation that combines grant-making activities with its own operational projects
Who
The foundation follows an innovative model based on leasehold (heritable building rights). Using the income generated from leases, it supports projects that improve disadvantaged people’s opportunities to enter the labor market and enhance their chances for social and professional participation.
Contact
Margitta Haertel & Diana Anna Theil
Stiftung Pfefferwerk Fehrbelliner Straße 92
10119 Berlin
info@stpw.org
Website
www.stpw.org
tamen. Entwicklungsbüro Arbeit und Umwelt GmbH
What
Consulting and Education, Project Development
Who
tamen supports and accompanies startups and the development of networks and collaborations through consulting, peer learning, and facilitation of development processes.
Contact
Sigrid Wölfing
tamen. Entwicklungsbüro Arbeit und Umwelt GmbH Feurigstraße 54 10827 Berlin
mailbox@tamen.de
Website
www.tamen.de
UNITE.coop (rechtlich: Kreditunion für Selbsthilfe und Solidarität eG)
What
Community-based financing
Who
UNITE.coop represents economic self-help, with a special focus on access to financing.
Contact
Christophe Guené
UNITE.coop c/o Socius gGmbHTempelhofer Ufer 21 10963 Berlin
kontakt@kreditunion.coop
Website
www.unite.coop
wechange eG
What
Collaboration Platform & Network
Who
With the online platform wechange.de, wechange empowers individuals, initiatives, and organizations to collaborate effectively and build networks without advertising and fully GDPR-compliant.
Contact
Markus Kollotzek
wechange eG c/o Thinkfarm
Oberlandstraße 26 – 35
12099 Berlin
info@wechange.de
Website
www.wechange.de
WeiberWirtschaft eG
What
Women’s Startup Center
Who
The Women’s Cooperative operates Europe’s largest center for female founders, providing support from women to women in startup creation and business management.
Contact
Dr. Katja von der Bey (Management)
Anklamer Str. 38 10115 Berlin
infos@weiberwirtschaft.de
Website
www.weiberwirtschaft.de